title: Absence of antisperm antibodies and factors influencing sperm motility in the cul-de-sac fluid of women with endometriosis.
abstract: No detrimental effect on sperm motility characteristics by PF from women with low-stage endometriosis was documented when incubated for 3 to 6 hours. Although 1 of 31 women with endometriosis possessed IgA and IgG to sperm in her PF, its significance remains undetermined.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Leach
authors.forename: B W
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Arneson
authors.forename: G D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Ball
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Ory
mesh_terms: D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000276:immunology; D004715:Endometriosis / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity; D012016:Reference Values; D013081:Sperm Motility; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000276:immunology*; D013396:Suction
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies